Velasquez 249, Dos Santos 239 for UFC on Fox 1 Showdown

In the primes of their respective careers, they stand on the
precipice of an historic moment -- an undefeated champion and his
challenger. Five rounds stand between them and the ultimate glory
of their profession.

Cain
Velasquez checked in at 249 pounds for his heavyweight title
defense against Junior dos
Santos (239) in the UFC on Fox
1 main event on Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The fight will serve as the centerpiece to the
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s debut on network television,
carried on Fox at 9 p.m. ET. The 18 other men scheduled to compete
at the landmark event also met their mandated weight requirements
at Friday’s official weigh-in.

Velasquez last appeared at UFC 121 in October 2010, when he smashed
through former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Brock
Lesnar to capture the heavyweight crown. The 29-year-old
Salinas, Calif., native tore his rotator cuff in the bout and
underwent shoulder surgery in January. Based at the
American Kickboxing Academy, Velasquez has secured eight of his
nine professional victories by knockout or technical knockout, six
of them inside one round. Wins over former
Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight titleholder Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira, French kickboxer Cheick Kongo
and onetime
International Fight League standout Ben Rothwell
anchor his unblemished resume. A decorated amateur wrestler,
Velasquez won a junior college national championship at Iowa
Central Community College and later became at two-time NCAA
All-American at Arizona State University. According to FightMetric figures, he connects
on 60.9 percent of his significant strikes, second only to
middleweight champion Anderson
Silva in UFC history.

Dos Santos will enter the cage on an eight-fight winning streak.
The 27-year-old Brazilian last fought at UFC 131 in June, when he
battered and bloodied the monstrous Shane
Carwin en route to a unanimous decision at the Rogers Arena in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Dos Santos, a Brazilian
jiu-jitsu brown belt, has delivered 11 of his 13 victories by
knockout, technical knockout or submission. He holds notable wins
over 2006 Pride open weight grand prix winner Mirko
Filipovic, “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 winner Roy Nelson
and two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World
Championships winner Fabricio
Werdum.